#menyu

[me·nyu]

To be perfectly honest; Iris hadn’t been following along too well to the trial as it currently stood. It’s probably on account of the fact that, just by looking at her, she’s managed to hurt herself again. She’s got her arms wrapped around her as she’s got a fair few wounds and blood on her.

“Right, right!” She raises a finger. “I was, like, investigating the school as well! I had pretty much gotten lost like immediately and couldn’t really navigate my way through until I managed to find a door that led me out. I’d been stuck in there… since 9pm? I got out around 9:33pm.

"So by the time I had gotten out I heard a bunch of panicking and tried to run over to help but I, ah, slipped and fell into a table and a vase. It sucked. I think I need new shoes since these ones just ain’t helping me get around places quickly!”

Menyu-chan pulls up a graphic on her screen, of everyone's little icons. 

"Let's see... where was everyone at the time of the murder...

Aoki, Binh, and Shizuka were in the kitchen when the fire started at 9:35, about the same time when Yuudai died. Nisemono and I were also together up until the fire, I was chasing him in the building...

Sayuri and Ryuuji were in their rooms, and left to go outside after I told them about the fire.

Daisuke, Meizen, and Taichi were in the Game Room together until 9:45, and went upstairs to help put out the fire after I came to get them.

Noto and Hanbei were outside the school, but never entered.

Yuudai, Katsurou, Nadia, and Usami investigated together, at around 9:20. Yuudai split off, those three stuck together the whole time."

As she talks, she arranges the icons into groups, to organize them by alibi.

"Ah... so that's what caused the fire?" Menyu-chan sighs. "I was worried it was one of Nisemono-san's pranks. I only saw the fire because I was chasing him, and I spent the rest of the time checking the rooms of the castle and notifying those inside to help put it out or investigate it." What would she do, anyways? Bodyslam the fire until it goes out?

Menyu-chan stares. You can basically see the loading bar above her head, as she takes this in. Nisemono-san was so nice, he was charming, and it never ever occurred to Menyu that he would ever be deceitful. Him just admitting to murder right then and there only confused her more.

"Eh...? Nisemono-san? I don't understand. Why are you telling us this? Why would you kill someone?"

Her face shows genuine hurt and confusion. She really really admired the guy, as cheesy as he was, falling for every quip of flattery he said in the past.

"You, you should defend yourself! I believe in you, Nisemono-san!"